Singapore legislation

Clause 11

of Human Biomedical Research Bill

Clause 11

Consent for research or removal or use of tissue for research in case of deceased persons

(1)

Where the prospective research subject or tissue donor is a deceased person, the appropriate consent —

(a)

for the use of the deceased person’s individually‑identifiable —

(i)

biological material;

(ii)

body or any part of the body; or (iii)health information; or

(b)

for the removal or use of human tissue for research from the deceased person, must be obtained from any of the following persons in the order of priority stated, when persons in prior classes are not available at the time of death, and in the absence of actual notice of contrary indications by the deceased person, or actual notice of opposition of a member of the same class or a prior class:

(i)

the spouse; (ii)an adult son or daughter; (iii)either parent or a guardian of the deceased person at the time of the person’s death;

(iv)

an adult brother or sister;

(v)

the administrator or executor of the estate of the deceased person;

(vi)

any other person authorised or under obligation to dispose of the body of the deceased person.

(2)

The person specified in subsection (1)(i) to (v) must, in determining whether to give appropriate consent under subsection (1), have regard to such matters, considerations and procedures as may be prescribed.

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